Sonatas, Preludes, (and Bears!), Oh My!

By Allen Schrott · Oct. 15, 2007

Lately, the intersection between classical music and the gaming world has been growing, so it was gratifying, but not too surprising, to see the new commercials for the launch of Halo 3 which feature music by Fryderyk Chopin! (the famous "Raindrop" prelude, to be exact...). It was surprising, though, to stumble across AllGame's entry for Eternal Sonata...a trippy little role playing game that places you inside the imaginary...and decidedly weird...world of Chopin's deathbed hallucinations -- where you can help characters with names like "Allegretto" and "Polka" complete their adventures. The entire soundtrack consists of Chopin's music, and the fan art gallery on the game's official website already contains at least one anime-influenced portrait of the composer.